What are the best hair colours for grey hair? | Abingdon | Didcot | Wantage | Oxfordshire

There are several approaches to covering or blending grey hair, and the level of coverage. Let’s explore both covering and blending (and in some instances a combination of both).

The most popular approach to colouring grey hair is to blend grey hairs alongside the introduction of additional colours. This approach merely reduces the percentage of grey hairs that remain visible post colour by tactfully selecting colours that aren’t too dissimilar whilst still being noticeable. This approach of highlighting hair ensures that your greys are blended by both softening your overall colour and reducing the impact and contrast of grey hairs so grey hairs will still be present when your hair grows, they will be much less noticeable and for longer. To maximise the impact of reducing lots of grey hairs, Stylists can tactfully select colours from within a ‘range’ which reduces how visible these are. This is by some distance the most popular choice and the choice for clients where greys are becoming too great. For the most natural end result, try ‘babylights’. Here’s what babylights are.

The second option is an all over colour which offers complete coverage of your hair colour from roots to ends. This is a nuanced approach insofar as tints can achieve different things. Some are designed to fade gracefully minimising the regrowth, however this also means that the colour will fade requiring eventual recolouring. More ‘permanent’ solutions are availability and these will fade far less readily, however there is greater emphasis on rebooking a follow up appointment shortly thereafter to address the more obvious regrowth particularly given the contrast between grey and (particularly) darker colours is far more noticeable.